First things first: M.Dot’s name has nothing to do with either Michigan’s or Maryland’s Department of Transportation. But it could, especially when you consider this DJ’s moniker does, in fact, have something to do with moving large groups of the public. In fact, it might take the DOT from both…
New Times does its best to get with pretty much every South Florida DJ, as long as they’re active. But DJ Erok’s so damn active that we can’t seem to get a hold of him. Oh, we sat down and interviewed the Galveston, Texas native for Head Spins months ago,…
As if sky-high elegance and riverfront views weren’t enough to lure you to downtown’s Epic Hotel. Now guests get to participate in the inn’s in-house reading program. It’s called the Epic Page Turner, and, according to the news release, it’s “the result of a partnership between the hotel and Hachette…
Music Is a Weapon Hits Downtown Miami’s Vagabond Friday
Tori! Tori! Tori!: Tori Amos Plays the Fillmore Miami Beach Wednesday
Most people would be glad to have either smarts or sex appeal or a sense of timing; to have all three would make one positively giddy. That must be why DJ Omi has such a wide smile on her well-chiseled face. See, not only is this chick good with a…
I’ve got a confession to make. Back in the early ’90s, during the worldwide tremor of Little Earthquakes, I used Tori Amos’s debut album to pick up chicks. I would bring them home to my Ocean Drive hotel room and play them the LP, hoping to, er, make a good…
Some DJs wear their influences on T-shirts; others shout ’em out from the rooftops. Then there are the spinners who allow their influences to speak for themselves, in every loop, sample, edit, and beat. Not loudly, or blatantly, or garishly, mind you. But with a keen, cool discretion, so that…
Black Moth Super Rainbow’s recently released Eating Us may not have lovingly upset as many stomachs as 2007’s eerily chewy Dandelion Gum. But that’s only because people are beginning to build up a taste for the Western Pennsylvania outfit’s trippy brand of vivid wildness. Sure, the kooky quintet’s latest longplayer…
The Offspring/Sum 41July 18, 2009Pompano Peach AmphitheatreBetter Than: Sha Na NaThe Review:When I was a wee, wee lad, there was a series on the boob tube called Sha Na Na. The show, which featured the singing and hijinks of the same-named group, was an exercise in rock and roll revivalism…
Leave it to a Carnival-happy country such as Colombia to have not one, but two independence days. The first occurs July 20 and celebrates the nation’s 1810 revolt against its Spanish conquerors. The second goes down August 7 and honors the 1819 Battle of Boyacá, when a ragtag band led…
The Offspring’s Tour Ends in South Florida
Six months ago, when New Times gave DJ Vertigo his props, the architecturally-inclined head-spinner was holding down each and every Saturday night at Pangaea in the Hard Rock. Well, guess what? Vertigo’s still Pangaea’s go-to cat. And if the crowds that continue to throng the Hollywood hotspot mean anything at…
Monday-night clubgoing has always been for a particularly hearty breed of night crawler. Most venues are closed, which frees the industry insiders from their usual spots behind the bar, in the booth, at the door, or in the back office. And because it’s the beginning of the workweek, there’s very…
With 1980s playlists all the rage these days, you don’t have to be of a certain age to appreciate the tuneful joy of Naked Eyes’ 1983 “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me.” But it helps. If only for the fact that you can count yourself among those who were…
When New Times got with DJ A-Train a few months back, the neo-classicist head spinner was holding court every Tuesday night at the Vagabond’s beat-crazy Stone Groove, and every Saturday for the same joint’s long-running Back Door Bamby. Well, guess what? He’s still holding it down at Bamby, but has…
With 1980s playlists all the rage these days, you don’t have to be of a certain age to appreciate the tuneful joy of Naked Eyes’ 1983 “(There’s) Always Something There to Remind Me.” But it helps. If only for the fact that you can count yourself among those who were…
One would think that a DJ who boasts a residency every night of the week would have neither the time nor the inclination to add to that roster. But if you were thinking about longtime South Beach fixture J Felix, you’d be wrong. See, this Miami native believes there’s no…
The last time New Times caught up with DJ Lee Or, the tech-house minimalist was slamming Saturdays at South Beach’s Skyline Lounge. We dug the cat then, when he was wilding on Washington Avenue, and we dig the cat now that he has taken his Freakside Party to both the…
Of all the out of town head-spinners to hit South Beach, the one who would seem most perfectly suited for LIV has gotta be DJ Chachi. Yeah, we know. His primary residency is at New York’s ultra-hip Ten June, which might boast a similar clientele, but it in no way…
It’s highly unlikely that the Florida Citrus Commission even knows about, let alone condones, the upcoming five-city Citrus Circuit Tour. But it would definitely be in their best interest if they did. The four acts traveling together as the Citrus Circuit Tour are not only good, but they’re good for…
A number of rootsy rock bands from throughout Florida have banded together to carpool through the state, dubbing their rolling musical caravan the Citrus Circuit tour. It lands tonight in Miami at Tobacco Road, and Saturday at Propaganda; click here to read more about it.New Times recently spoke with Lauris…
